Marine Animals: (Megan Wall)
How big do dolphins grow?
answer: The biggest dolphin is the killer whale. Killer whale calves are about 8 feet long at birth and can grow to over 20 feet long. Bottlenose dolphins are about 3 1/2 feet long at birth and grow to 8 or 9 feet long.
Where do dolphins live?
answer: All over the world — from colder northern and southern waters to warm tropical waters. The bottlenose dolphin prefers warmer water.
How long have sharks been swimming the oceans?
answer: In some form, sharks have been around for about
400 million years. Even before dinosaurs roamed the earth, sharks hunted through the oceans! They're such good survivors that they've had little
need to evolve in the last 150 million years. How do stingrays breathe?
answer: Organs located behind the eyes, called spiracles, help them to breathe when hidden under the sand.
Where are stingrays' mouths located?
answer: The mouths of most species are located on their underside. Do seahorses have scales?
answer: Seahorses are not covered in scales like other fish. Instead they have bony plates that help protect their bodies.
What do seahorses eat?
answer: Seahorses feed on brine shrimp, tiny fish and plankton.
Rainforest Animals Answer key: (Kathleen Schiel)
1.) Gorillas are found in West Central Africa mostly in Zaire, Rwanda, and along the Congo River 2.) Different animals and plants live in different parts of the rainforest. Scientists divide the rainforest into strata (zones) based on the living environment. Starting at the top, the strata are:emergents, canopy, understory and forest floor. 3.) The Bengal tiger is a carnivore. It eats boars, wild oxen, monkeys, and other animals. The Bengal tiger can catch big animals, but prefers killing either young or old animals because they don't run as fast. Student should include something about eating meat. 4.) The Orangutan is currently a seriously endangered animal. Experts say estimate that there are only between 15 and 20,000 Orangutans left in the world today. 5.) It is an arboreal species, which means it lives in trees.
Farm Animals Answer Key (Amy Spears)
Question 1: What is a young female cow called?
Answer 1: A young female cow is called a heifer.
Question 2: About how many pounds of food does a cow eat per day?
Answer 2: Cows drink about a bathtub full of water and eat around 40 pounds of food a day.
Question 3: What are pig farms called?
Answer 3: Pig farms are called piggeries.
Question 4: What is the average lifespan of a pig?
Answer 4: Generally speaking, pigs live for about 10-15 years.
Question 5: What does it mean if a goat is 'polled'?
Answer 5: Goats may also be polled (genetically hornless).
Question 6: What is a group of goats called?
Answer 6: A group of goats is called a "trip of goats."
Question 7: Which state in the United States has the largest number of sheep?
Answer 7: Texas has the most sheep in the United States.
Question 8: How does a lamb identify its mother?
Answer 8: A lamb identifies or will know its mother by her bleat, which is the sound she makes.
Question 1: What colors do butterflies see in? Answer 1: Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow.
Question 2: Butterflies cannot fly if their body is less than what temperature? Answer 2: Butterflies cannot fly unless their body temperature is less than 86 degrees.
Question 3: Why do most spiders use thier venom? Answer 3: Most spiders use their venom to paralyze its insect victim long enough to devour it.
Question 4: What few spiders are strong enough to cause pain in humans? Answer 4: The Black Widow and the Brown Recluse spiders.
Question 5: How many different species of ladybugs are there in the world? Answer 5: There are about 5,000 different species of ladybugs in the world!
Question 6: Generally, how long do ladybugs live for? Answer 6: Ladybugs generally live about a year.
Question 7: How many beats per second do honey bees stroke their wings? Answer 7: The honey bee's wings stroke incredibly fast, about 200 beats per second!
Question 8: The average working bee produces how much honey in her lifetime? Answer 8: The average worker bee produces about half a teaspoon full of honey in her lifetime.
Desert Animals Answer Key (Chanel Jemmott)
1.How do coyotes communicate? Coyotes communicate using scent and body language as well as vocalization 2. Where are the coyotes usual habitats found? There habitats are extremely diverse and found in plains, mountains, desert, broken forests and tropics. 3. What are lizards young (babies) called? “hatchlings” 4. How many kinds of snakes are there in the world? Over 3000 kinds 5. How are rattle snakes able to detect pray or danger?
Rattlesnakes are deaf and feel vibrations to detect prey or nearby danger 6. Which type of camel has two humps? The Bactrian or Asian camel 7. About what size does the Sonoran desert toad grow to? It grows approximately 4 - 7 inches.
Marine Animals: (Megan Wall)
How big do dolphins grow?
answer:
The biggest dolphin is the killer whale. Killer whale calves are about 8 feet long at birth and can grow to over 20 feet long. Bottlenose dolphins are about 3 1/2 feet long at birth and grow to 8 or 9 feet long.
Where do dolphins live?
answer:
All over the world — from colder northern and southern waters to warm tropical waters. The bottlenose dolphin prefers warmer water.
How long have sharks been swimming the oceans?
answer:
In some form, sharks have been around for about
400 million years.
Even before dinosaurs roamed the earth, sharks hunted through the oceans! They're such good survivors that they've had little
need to evolve in the last 150 million years.
How do stingrays breathe?
answer:
Organs located behind the eyes, called spiracles, help them to breathe when hidden under the sand.
Where are stingrays' mouths located?
answer:
The mouths of most species are located on their underside.
Do seahorses have scales?
answer:
Seahorses are not covered in scales like other fish. Instead they have bony plates that help protect their bodies.
What do seahorses eat?
answer:
Seahorses feed on brine shrimp, tiny fish and plankton.
Rainforest Animals Answer key: (Kathleen Schiel)
1.) Gorillas are found in West Central Africa mostly in Zaire,
Rwanda, and along the Congo River
2.) Different animals and plants live in different parts of the rainforest. Scientists divide the rainforest into strata (zones) based on the living environment. Starting at the top, the strata are: emergents, canopy, understory and forest floor.
3.) The Bengal tiger is a carnivore. It eats boars, wild oxen, monkeys, and other animals. The Bengal tiger can catch big animals, but prefers killing either young or old animals because they don't run as fast. Student should include something about eating meat.
4.) The Orangutan is currently a seriously endangered animal. Experts say estimate that there are only between 15 and 20,000 Orangutans left in the world today.
5.) It is an arboreal species, which means it lives in trees.
Farm Animals Answer Key (Amy Spears)
Question 1: What is a young female cow called?Answer 1: A young female cow is called a heifer.
Question 2: About how many pounds of food does a cow eat per day?
Answer 2: Cows drink about a bathtub full of water and eat around 40 pounds of food a day.
Question 3: What are pig farms called?
Answer 3: Pig farms are called piggeries.
Question 4: What is the average lifespan of a pig?
Answer 4: Generally speaking, pigs live for about 10-15 years.
Question 5: What does it mean if a goat is 'polled'?
Answer 5: Goats may also be polled (genetically hornless).
Question 6: What is a group of goats called?
Answer 6: A group of goats is called a "trip of goats."
Question 7: Which state in the United States has the largest number of sheep?
Answer 7: Texas has the most sheep in the United States.
Question 8: How does a lamb identify its mother?
Answer 8: A lamb identifies or will know its mother by her bleat, which is the sound she makes.
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Insect Animals Answer Key (Elisabeth Gordon)
Question 1: What colors do butterflies see in?
Answer 1: Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow.
Question 2: Butterflies cannot fly if their body is less than what temperature?
Answer 2: Butterflies cannot fly unless their body temperature is less than 86 degrees.
Question 3: Why do most spiders use thier venom?
Answer 3: Most spiders use their venom to paralyze its insect victim long enough to devour it.
Question 4: What few spiders are strong enough to cause pain in humans?
Answer 4: The Black Widow and the Brown Recluse spiders.
Question 5: How many different species of ladybugs are there in the world?
Answer 5: There are about 5,000 different species of ladybugs in the world!
Question 6: Generally, how long do ladybugs live for?
Answer 6: Ladybugs generally live about a year.
Question 7: How many beats per second do honey bees stroke their wings?
Answer 7: The honey bee's wings stroke incredibly fast, about 200 beats per second!
Question 8: The average working bee produces how much honey in her lifetime?
Answer 8: The average worker bee produces about half a teaspoon full of honey in her lifetime.
Desert Animals Answer Key (Chanel Jemmott)
1.How do coyotes communicate?
Coyotes communicate using scent and body language as well as vocalization
2. Where are the coyotes usual habitats found?
There habitats are extremely diverse and found in plains, mountains, desert, broken forests and tropics.
3. What are lizards young (babies) called?
“hatchlings”
4. How many kinds of snakes are there in the world?
Over 3000 kinds
5. How are rattle snakes able to detect pray or danger?
Rattlesnakes are deaf and feel vibrations to detect prey or nearby danger
6. Which type of camel has two humps?
The Bactrian or Asian camel
7. About what size does the Sonoran desert toad grow to?
It grows approximately 4 - 7 inches.